Police Arrest Buyers and Sellers of Banned Nylon Manja, Linked to Throat Slitting Incident

The Kherwadi police, in pursuit of those responsible for the tragic death of 37-year-old police constable Sameer Jadhav, who had his throat slit by a nylon manja, are actively seeking out both shopkeepers and users associated with the prohibited kite string.

During their operation, on December 25, they reportedly found two brothers, Manoj and Mahesh Ketkar flying kites near the foot-over bridge in Bandra East around 6.30pm. Both of them were arrested for using the banned Chinese string.

“On closer inspection, we found that the duo was using the banned manja. Considering the gruesome end of a young cop from a similar string just a day before, we decided to take strict action against those found using the nylon manja as well as the shopkeepers who were found to be selling it,” said an official from Kherwadi police.

The police also arrested Ahmed Hussain Jahid Kazi, 66, the shopkeeper who sold the brothers the string.

The accused were booked under section 336 (rash or negligent act that endangers human life or the personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code.

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Nylon Manja: Officer’s Throat Slashed, Authorities Seek Vendor Responsible

Dindoshi police officer Sameer Jadhav, while heading home to Worli’s BDD chawl on Sunday afternoon, tragically had his throat slashed by a nylon manja hanging from the Vakola flyover. The following day, Kherwadi police filed a case against an unidentified individual for culpable homicide not amounting to murder (IPC 304 A).

Authorities are actively seeking the vendor responsible for selling the prohibited nylon manja. Earlier this year, the government imposed a ban on nylon or Chinese manja, permitting only cotton strings for kite-flying due to the inherent dangers posed by nylon manja, often containing glass or metal elements, to both birds and humans. In Jadhav’s case, the injury inflicted by the manja was as severe as that from a sharp knife.

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